Police searching for gunman in possible road-rage killing on George Washington Bridge
The victim was a 46-year-old man from Rockland County, New York, police said.
An investigation is underway Wednesday to identify a suspect who fatally shot a motorist on the upper deck of New York's iconic George Washington Bridge, police said.
A 46-year-old man was driving a blue Volkswagen Golf in the westbound lanes of the world's busiest bridge on Tuesday night when gunfire erupted, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department (PAPD).
Police are investigating the shooting as the possible result of a road-rage encounter after reviewing surveillance video showing the victim's car had been involved in a near-collision with another driver before the shooting.
A 46-year-old man was shot and killed on the George Washington Bridge, Oct. 20, 2026 in what investigators believe may have been a road-rage attack according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department.
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"PAPD received reports of a one-vehicle crash on the westbound upper level of the George Washington Bridge," a PAPD spokesperson said. "Responding officers found the driver with what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head."
The driver, whose name was not immediately released, was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in New Jersey, where he was pronounced dead.
ABC New York station WABC reported the victim was an off-duty Con Edison worker from Rockland County, New York.
A 46-year-old man was shot and killed on the George Washington Bridge, Oct. 20, 2026 in what investigators believe may have been a road-rage attack according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department.
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The shooter immediately fled the scene, police said. A description of the suspect's vehicle was not released.
As of Wednesday morning, no arrests had been announced.
No other injuries were reported.
The shooting unfolded just after 7 p.m., during rush-hour traffic.
According to investigators, the victim was driving on a ramp leading to the westbound upper level of the George Washington Bridge when his vehicle nearly collided with another driver, sparking a dispute.
A 46-year-old man was shot and killed on the George Washington Bridge, Oct. 20, 2026 in what investigators believe may have been a road-rage attack according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department.
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As both vehicles continued toward New Jersey, an occupant of the other vehicle opened fire, hitting the victim, authorities said.
The shooting prompted police to close the westbound lanes of the upper deck of the nearly mile-long double-deck suspension bridge to investigate the shooting and collect evidence.
Police closed the westbound lanes of the upper deck for about six hours and reopened them around 1 a.m. ET Wednesday.
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